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BG2 NEWS
BUSINESS GUARDIAN www.guardian.co.tt FEBRUARY 2015 • WEEK ONE
Mr. Raymond Crichton
Raymond has approximately 36 years experience, particularly in the area of Credit Analysis
at First Citizens. He is the holder of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from the
University of the West Indies, St. Augustine and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business
Administration from the Manchester Business School.
GROUP CHIEF RISK OFFICER
Ms. Sana Ragbir
GENERAL MANAGER (AG.) -
FIRST CITIZENS INVESTMENT SERVICES LIMITED
Mr. Brian Woo
Sana has approximately 10 years experience, particularly in the area of Investments. She is
also the holder of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management and Chemistry (Hons.)
from the University of the West Indies. In addition, she holds an MBA from the Columbia
Business School.
GENERAL MANAGER,
CORPORATE BANKING UNIT
Mrs. Neela Moonilal-Kissoon
Brian is the holder of a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Operations Research from Carleton
University, he has approximately 16 years experience, particularly in the area of Corporate
and Investment Banking. He also holds an MBA with a concentration in Finance from the
Iese, University of Navarra.
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER,
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Mr. Jason Julien
Jason is the holder of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management Studies (Hons.) from
the University of the West Indies. In addition, he holds an MBA (Distinction) from the
Edinburgh Business School. He has approximately 18 years experience within the Banking
and Financial Services Industry. He is currently the Chairman of the Airports Authority of
Trinidad and Tobago.
DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER -
BANKING OPERATIONS
Good leadership comes from within
We extend warm congratulations to our new appointees,
and look forward to their continued contribution towards
building the First Citizens brand.
1 (868) 62-FIRST (623-4778) | www.firstcitizenstt.com
Neela has approximately 14 years experience within the Financial Services Industry. She is
the holder of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computing and Information Systems (Hons)
from University of London. She also holds an International Masters in Business
Administration from the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business.
Venezuela s economic
failings are turning it into
the "laughing-stock" of
Latin America, according
to late president Hugo
Chavez s top economic
planner.
Former Finance and
Planning Minister Jorge
Giordani, who was sacked
in mid-2014 by Chavez s
successor, Nicolas
Maduro, said in an inter-
view this week that
reforms in the South
American OPEC nation
are years overdue.
"We should have taken
measures from October
7, 2012," Giordani told
local Web site
notitimes.com, referring
to the date of Chavez s
last presidential election
victory. Chavez, who was
president for 14 years,
died of cancer in 2013.
"In truth, we are
almost the laughing stock
of Latin America," Gior-
dani, 75, said. Venezuela s
ailing economy is
Maduro s No 1 problem.
The economy is in reces-
sion, inflation is the high-
est in the Americas, rev-
enues have been cut by
half due to the fall in oil
prices, and there are
shortages of basic prod-
ucts.
Giordani, a Marxist
economist nicknamed
"the Monk" for his aus-
tere lifestyle, was one of
Chavez s closest advisers
and helped him create
Venezuela s state-led eco-
nomic system. Foes lam-
pooned him as a Soviet-
era dinosaur lost in
utopian visions and,
indeed, still blame him
for Venezuela s current
problems.
Maduro sacked him
from his post as planning
minister in mid-2014,
after which Giordani
publicly criticised the
president for lack of lead-
ership and squandering
Chavez s legacy.
"Listen, let s stop
importing foods, let s pro-
duce," he added in the
interview, referring to
Venezuela s oil depend-
ency and shortages of
basic products.
"Stop messing with
things that work, it s as
if we have the Midas
touch in reverse," he
added, referring to the
mythological King Midas
whose touch turned
Ex-Chavez economic guru: Venezuela becoming laughing stock
everything to gold.
Giordani also criticised cor-
ruption, government bureau-
cracy, spending profligacy,
which he called "fiscal
nymphomania", and the "crass
mistake" of not publishing cen-
tral bank data on time. Some government supporters now
call Giordani a traitor. Reuters